Robert Chancel
Robert Chancel (born July 10, 1924 in Salers , † January 21, 2018 in Colmar ) was a French racing driver .
Career in motorsport
Robert Chancel was the brother of Pierre Chancel , like him active as a racing driver and like him mainly in small-displacement classes at the start. He was a works driver for Panhard and Monopole in the 1950s and competed five times in the Le Mans 24-hour race in that decade . His best finish in this long distance race he reached on his debut race 1952 . With partner Charles Plantivaux , he finished twelfth overall on a works Panhard Dyna X86 Coupe . This final rank was the second place in the racing class for sports cars up to 1.1 liters displacement.
He finished the 1953 Roubaix Grand Prix in third place behind René Bonnet in the DB HBR and Roberto Mieres in the Gordini T15S 1.5 .
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 |
 Automobiles Panhard et Levassor
|
Panhard Dyna X86 Coupe |
Charles Plantivaux
|
Rank 12 | |
| 1953 |
Automobiles Panhard & Levassor
|
Panhard X88 |
Pierre Chancel
|
Rank 21 and class win | |
| 1954 |
Automobiles Panhard & Levassor
|
Monopoles X88 |
Pierre Chancel
|
failure | Engine failure |
| 1955 |
Automobiles Panhard & Levassor
|
Panhard VM5 |
Pierre Chancel
|
failure | Defect in the fuel system |
| 1957 |
Equipe Monopole Course
|
Monopole X88 Coupe |
Pierre Flahault
|
Rank 20 |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
| season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Panhard & Levassor | Panhard X88 |
 SEB
|
 MIM
|
LEM
|
 SPA
|
 ONLY
|
 RTT
|
 CAP
|
| 21st | |||||||||
| 1954 | Panhard & Levassor | Panhard X88 |
 BUA
|
SEB
|
MIM
|
LEM
|
RTT
|
CAP
|
|
| DNF | |||||||||
| 1955 | Panhard & Levassor | Panhard VM5 |
BUA
|
SEB
|
MIM
|
LEM
|
RTT
|
TAR
|
|
| DNF | DNF | ||||||||
| 1956 | Robert Chancel | Panhard Dyna |
BUA
|
SEB
|
MIM
|
ONLY
|
 KRI
|
||
| DNF | |||||||||
| 1957 | Robert Chancel Monopoly |
Panhard Dyna 54 Monopole X88 |
BUA
|
SEB
|
MIM
|
ONLY
|
LEM
|
KRI
|
 CAR
|
| 141 | 20th |
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chancel, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salers |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 2018 |
| Place of death | Colmar |